Nick Walker

Nick Walker is currently in South America working on the walls of Sao Paolo, Brazil. The British stencil artist produced two new pieces which feature his anarchical alter ego, “The Bowler-Hatted Vandal”.

Nick Walker

Ludo

Ludo produces another one of his monochromatic murals with a hint of nature in the urban environment of Ivry Sur Seine, France. This piece is entitled “Greatful Dead.”

 Nychos

Nychos is now in Windsor, Canada for the Free For All Walls project. The artist, known for his anatomical, surrealistic pieces, produced a mural exposing the anatomy of a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Pixel Pancho

Pixel Pancho is currently in Los Angeles where he produced two pieces. The artist loves exploring the relationship between nature and his character.

Pixel Pancho feat. Chase

Fintan Magee

Fintan Magee is now in Brisbane, where he just completed this new piece. His use of the floor as an extension of his piece creates the sense that his mural lacks boundaries, extending everywhere.

INTI

INTI is now back in Central Europe, where he just completed this new piece in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The artist is currently in town for the Step In The Arena Festival where he  painted one of his signature mystical characters.

Deih

Deih keeps on tearing through the streets of his hometown, Valencia, with yet another new offering to the local pedestrians. Fascinated by the strangeness of life, the artist produces an original character in a surreal setting.

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Phelgm

This week has been a little slow in the street-art sphere but a few artists did not fail us and produced memorable pieces. Phlegm, currently in Dulwich (above) and ROA in Peckham, London (below) produced two large monochromatic murals featuring a central character on a blank wall. If the street-art-genie grants us one wish, we would ask for a real Phegm X ROA collaboration. In 2011, the two artists worked on The Bussey Building, a disused warehouse located in Peckham, on an interactive installation called Black/Light with the London-based artist collective including ROA and Phlegm, their independent universe merged in an riveting dark place. (Check out photos: here)

ROA

Franco Fasoli aka. Jaz is surfing on the same  monochromatic-wave and produced a large piece in Vienna. In town for his upcoming solo show “Cult To The Character” at Inoperable Gallery, the Argentinian painter just had to drop some paint onto the walls. Nice.

Jaz

French street artist, Ludo, plastered this new piece as a  critique of consumerism on the Parisian landscape.

 Ludo

Stik was spotted in Japan with his signature  minimalistic figure. His piece  comes in perfect parallel with the window opposite from it. His understanding of architecture contributes to the creation of this ideal structural balance.

Stik

Shepard Fairey was spotted in Vienna, Austria painting the portrait of a woman holding a spray can entitled “Commanda”.

Shepard Fairey

Zed 1 and his surrealistic piece were spotted in Florence, Tuscany.

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Ludo

RESPECT. now offers a brand new weekly feature: “Street Art: Best of the Week.” Here, we will gather the cream of crop of international street art. This week Ludo, Pixel Pancho, Mr Thoms, Seiko made the biggest waves on our global radar. If you see any sick work yourselves, tweet at us at @RESPECTMAG and we might re-tweet or even feature your photo on the blog!

Ludo

Pixel Pancho

Seiko

Mr Thoms

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Ludo is a french street artist who artfully takes over billboards. His obsession with insects and technology have led to a recurrent social commentary on consumerism. Ludo’s technique is pretty common: collage and paste ups, but the contrast between the mechanic shapes and chlorophyll colors create a strong image that conveys a message.

“Everyone can say something with whatever they want,” he says, “So it’s not about technique, or about a nice style. And I like things that say something, so I don’t really care about the technique, it’s all about the message. Collage and paste ups give me allow me to do that. It’s a technique that just suits me.”

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